Nutrient depletion has a huge impact on our wellbeing throughout pregnancy and postpartum but it is something that often is overlooked in maternal health. We chat to Lucy Fitzgibbons a womens health naturopath about the impacts pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding can have on your body and ultimately your health and why its important to put more focus into our internal health over our external looks. She gives great insight into how we can best support ourselves in our most vulnerable state and how important it is to nurture the mother as much as the baby, not to mention the detrimental affects long term depletion can have.

Links:

@lucyfitz.naturopath

https://www.lucyfitzgibbons.com/

The Postnatal Depletion Cure by Dr Oscar Serrallach

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Alison Milner chats to us about her experience after a traumatic birth and navigating life with a prolapse and the complications she endured finding the right treatment and management and how that affected her mental health. Alison shares the early red flags of pelvic floor issues after her first baby and frustrations about why women are left in the dark about pelvic health, symptoms and risks.

If you are interested in reading Alison's story you can read it on the following links:

Instragram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNj6eGUHMSf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/The-Power-of-Birth-105868734899374/?ref=page_internal

Website:

https://www.thepowerofbirth.net/share-your-story/categories/birth-stories 

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What is it about the breath? We chat to Nicola Laye about how breathwork can benefit us in our physiological functioning, birth and mental wellbeing. Nicola shares her secrets to living a fulfilled and happy life and using the breath to empower our body and mind, ultimately a skill that can change your life! We even finish off with a few minutes of breathing!

Links: 

@nicolalaye

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We chat to Caitlin Kay-Smith found of non for profit organization Hyperemesis Gravidarium Australia about all things HG and why ginger is not the answer. HG is not morning sickness but is often mistaken for it and should be treated seriously as the complications and consequences go well beyond pregnancy. We talk about why HG has taken so long to be recognized, trauma, malnutrition, treatment, support and what life looks like beyond. HG needs our attention so it does not continue to go undiagnosed and women receive the appropriate treatment they deserve.   

Links:

https://www.hyperemesisaustralia.org.au/ 

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We continue our chat about pelvic health but in this chat we talk specifically about postpartum changes in our bodies and what this means for a woman. We talk about all things diastasis recti, hemorrhoids, cesarean scar, prolapse, pessaries, postnatal checks with a women’s health physio, the language we use around our bodies and dysfunction, menopause, physios in maternity wards in our hospitals and hopes for the future of women’s health.

Claire is based on the Gold Coast at The living Well Studio in Burleigh and Coast Colorectal at John Flynn Hospital

Links:

@powerpelvisphysio

https://www.claireryanphysio.com/ 

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Your pelvic floor is one of the most important muscles in your body that we really need to be talking about and its not just about doing pelvic floor exercises. When it comes to pelvic health generally women say “I wish someone told me” and this shows that knowledge is power - know the signs and symptoms, know the risks, know your body! The statistics for pelvic floor dysfunction are shocking and awareness of pelvic health demands your attention! We chat to a pelvic health physiotherapist about everything you need to know about your pelvic floor whether you have had a baby or not. Specifically in this episode we chat about what a women’s health physiotherapist is, pelvic floor, signs and symptoms somethings not right, risk factors for dysfunction, postnatal exercise and how being informed of pelvic health is empowering as prevention is better than cure.

Claire is based on the Gold Coast at The living Well Studio in Burleigh and Coast Colorectal at John Flynn Hospital

Links: 

@powerpelvisphysio

https://www.claireryanphysio.com/ 

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Trigger warning: miscarriage. Sarah Pratt bravely shares her story entering motherhood and the challenges after birth. She also talks about the confusing, emotional rollercoaster with unexplained infertility when trying for more children after her first born and her experiences with multiple miscarriages. Sarah shares about how she was met with a lack of support and left invalidated and dismissed because of how common first trimester miscarriage is, despite her having so many. Sarah is passionate about changing how we normalize first trimester miscarriage and the need for more sensitivity around the topic and support for women struggling.  

Music is called "Flowers" by Lemujii and can be found on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify

It can be hard to know what kind of exercise and movement that is right for you when you are pregnant and then again after you have a baby. If you feel good, is that enough to tell you its ok to return to play a team sport or go for a run or lift weights? Is 6 weeks really enough time for recovery and should this blanket statement apply to everyone? We chat to Sarah Male aka The Mummy Trainer about returning to exercise and how the fitness industry needs to start taking pre and postnatal women’s health more seriously and it not be just about losing the baby weight. For 30% off your initial TMT Online sign up and resistance bands use our code POWEROFBIRTH

Links:

@themummytrainer

https://themummytrainer.com/

https://www.themummytraineracademy.com/ 

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We are joined by the lovely Kaitlyn Bywater who has just had her third baby boy via planned caesarean section. We chat to Kaitlyn about her motherhood journey, the struggles with HG, birth trauma, rage and living rurally without her support network. She also talks of her prolapse after her second born and her healing birth after trauma. Kaitlyn often shares her realities of motherhood online and continues to empower other mothers in their experiences and is well worth knowing!

Links:

Kaitlyn has changed her instagram name and now goes by: @holding_mama 

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When you become a mother often the transition is difficult and full of confronting changes. We chat to Nikki McCahon about the transition a woman experiences after becoming a mother and how truly deep this transformation is. Struggles with identity, mourning your old life, grieving your experiences, feeling disorientated, reevaluating friendships and relationships and ultimately your personal growth. How do you have a baby and ever be the same?! There is so much confusion and challenges in motherhood and Nikki talks to us about supporting ourselves in this vulnerable time.

Links: 

Nikki has rebranded and can now be found as: 

@nikkimccahon

https://www.nikkimccahon.com

Music is called "Flowers" by Limujii and can be found on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify